American Exceptualism Rudy
Giuliani was espousing his opinion to Fox News that Barack Obama did not
love America and didn’t brag enough about “American Exceptionalism.”

Fur Is Not Chic When my 25-pound
dog stepped in a toothed steel leg hold trap a few ft off the trail, I
learned how “unchic” fur is. I had to carry her out two miles to get to a
vet.

Which Is More Dangerous? Just
a couple of thoughts I had in response to the letters by Gordon Lee
Dean and Jarin Weber in the Feb. 23 issue. Mr. Dean claims that there
have been zero deaths from the measles in the past ten years.

Real Action on Climate In
“Climate Madness” in the Feb. 9 issue, the writer points out that
scientists are all but unanimous and that large numbers of people agree:
global warming poses a threat to future generations.

Real Science Wolfgang
Pauli, the Nobel Prize winning Austrian-born theoretical physicist, was
known not only for his work in postulating the existence of the
neutrino but feared for his razor-edged humor.

Family fights to keep their home

This is the second of two stories about
a family in Elk Rapids who encountered a mortgage modification scam
artist and wound up on the brink of losing their home. Last week, the
Express looked at what happened to Pablo and Guadalupe Bocardo that
caused their home to be foreclosed.

This week, we look at the efforts of their attorney to fight Fannie Mae to get their house back.

Attempt to modify a mortgage puts family on brink of eviction at Christmas

The Reed’s tranquil spot in Leelanau County could, however, be in jeopardy. According
to Realtytrac, the Reed’s property is just one of 137 bank-owned
properties currently in Leelanau County, many of them remnants of the
2008 financial crisis.